QID 060087 Dealer Hop Stocks Report - Sept.

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Project 715 QID 060087			OMB No. 0535-0007 Approval Expires 1/31/2010
	DEALER HOP STOCKS REPORT September 1, 2008				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
				Washington Field Office P.O. Box 609 Olympia, WA 98507-0609 Phone: 360-902-1940 Fax: 1-800-265-6275 Email: [email protected]

		Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, your cooperation in furnishing an inventory of your holdings of hops on September 1 will be greatly appreciated. A report will be issued showing stocks in hands of growers, dealers and brewers. Only U.S. totals will be published. Your individual report will be held confidential. Please return this questionnaire in the enclosed envelope which requires no stamp.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

Hops Stocks To Which You Hold Title as of September 1, 2008 [Exclude 2008 Crop]
INSTRUCTIONS:
Item 1a:	Report as “STORED ON YOUR FARM” only domestic hops to which you actually hold title, and which are stored on your farm.
Item 1b:	Report as “WAREHOUSE STOCKS” all domestic hops which you own and have in country or terminal warehouses. Include any hops which you have contracted to sell but to which you still retain title.
Item 1c:	Report as stocks “IN TRANSIT” all domestic hops being shipped to brewers or other dealers to which you still retain title during period of transit. Hops “in transit” from growers or other dealers to your warehouse should be reported only if title is held by you.

	2007 Crop		2006 Crop		2005 Crop
DOMESTIC HOPS	Bales		Bales		Bales
1. Number of bales by location September 1, 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
a. Stored on your farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. In country or terminal warehouses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c. In transit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
	(Lbs.)		(Lbs.)		(Lbs.)
2. Average weight per bale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FOREIGN HOPS			Bales		Average Weight Per Bale (Lbs.)
3. Foreign hops stored in United States warehouses September 1, 2008. . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Foreign hops in transit to the United States September 1, 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HOP EXTRACT					(Lbs.)
5. Hop extract owned by you on September 1, 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Dry hops used to manufacture the extract reported in Item 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PELLETS					(Lbs.)
7. Pellets owned by you on September 1, 2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. Dry hops used to manufacture the pellets reported in Item 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reported By: _______________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________

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OFFICE USE
Response	Respondent	Mode	Enum.	Eval.	Office Use for POID
9901	9902	9903	098	100	789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __	9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

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